]]>http://minnesotasnewcountry.com/update-minnesota-native-wins-best-warrior-competition-video/feed/0Photo: Richard Leguil, WJONCamp Ripley Hosting 2017 National Guard Best Warrior Competition [VIDEO]http://minnesotasnewcountry.com/camp-ripley-hosting-2017-national-guard-best-warrior-competition-video/
http://minnesotasnewcountry.com/camp-ripley-hosting-2017-national-guard-best-warrior-competition-video/#commentsFri, 14 Jul 2017 21:47:45 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=395150Continue reading…]]>The best soldiers in the National Guard will be at Camp Ripley showing what they've got over the next week.

]]>http://minnesotasnewcountry.com/local-soldiers-honored-in-st-cloud/feed/0Minnesota National Guard Company B, 2-211 General Support Aviation Battalion (Justin LaBounty WJON)St. Cloud Based Aviation Unit Being Deployed to Afghanistan [VIDEO]http://minnesotasnewcountry.com/st-cloud-based-aviation-unit-being-deployed-to-afghanistan-video/
http://minnesotasnewcountry.com/st-cloud-based-aviation-unit-being-deployed-to-afghanistan-video/#commentsThu, 07 Jul 2016 17:26:54 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=362137Continue reading…]]>Nearly 20 soldiers from the National Guard’s B Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment based in St. Cloud, are deploying for a nine-month mission to Afghanistan.

]]>http://minnesotasnewcountry.com/st-cloud-based-aviation-unit-being-deployed-to-afghanistan-video/feed/0Dan DeBaun, WJONMinnesota's National Guard Has Their 1st Woman Generalhttp://minnesotasnewcountry.com/minnesotas-national-guard-has-their-1st-woman-general/
http://minnesotasnewcountry.com/minnesotas-national-guard-has-their-1st-woman-general/#commentsFri, 26 Feb 2016 18:41:22 +0000http://minnesotasnewcountry.com/?p=353719Continue reading…]]>Air Force Colonel Sandra Best was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General during a ceremony Thursday.

]]>http://minnesotasnewcountry.com/minnesotas-national-guard-has-their-1st-woman-general/feed/0Getty ImagesMore National Guard Soldiers Coming Back to Central Minnesotahttp://minnesotasnewcountry.com/more-national-guard-soldiers-coming-back-to-central-minnesota/
http://minnesotasnewcountry.com/more-national-guard-soldiers-coming-back-to-central-minnesota/#commentsMon, 30 Apr 2012 15:31:58 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=96733Continue reading…]]>The 7th and 8th waves of soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team will be returning to Minnesota late tonight (Monday) and tomorrow afternoon.

]]>http://minnesotasnewcountry.com/more-red-bulls-coming-back-to-minnesota-st-cloud-friday/feed/0Jim MauriceMore Red Bulls Coming Home Todayhttp://minnesotasnewcountry.com/more-red-bulls-coming-home-today/
http://minnesotasnewcountry.com/more-red-bulls-coming-home-today/#commentsWed, 18 Apr 2012 12:46:37 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=93461Continue reading…]]>The second wave of National Guard soldiers are coming home today (Wednesday). There are 219 soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team 34th Infantry that are returning to the state.

]]>http://minnesotasnewcountry.com/more-red-bulls-coming-home-today/feed/0Jim MauriceNearly 3,000 Soldiers Returning Home to Minnesotahttp://minnesotasnewcountry.com/nearly-3000-soldiers-returning-home-to-minnesota/
http://minnesotasnewcountry.com/nearly-3000-soldiers-returning-home-to-minnesota/#commentsThu, 05 Apr 2012 14:54:11 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=89838Continue reading…]]>The Minnesota National Guard has announced the return of nearly 3,000 soldiers to Minnesota over the next three weeks. They have been serving in Afghanistan and Kuwait during the past year.

]]>http://minnesotasnewcountry.com/nearly-3000-soldiers-returning-home-to-minnesota/feed/0Tears, Hugs as Soldiers Return Home from Iraq [AUDIO]http://minnesotasnewcountry.com/tears-hugs-as-soldiers-return-home-from-iraq-audio/
http://minnesotasnewcountry.com/tears-hugs-as-soldiers-return-home-from-iraq-audio/#commentsWed, 23 Nov 2011 19:54:56 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=53512Continue reading…]]>70 Minnesota National Guard soldiers returned home to St. Cloud today to tears, hugs and celebrations just in time for Thanksgiving.